This book explores foundational theories that have been applied in open and distance education (ODE) research and refined to reflect advances in research and practice.
With a radically new perspective on reading, writing and mathematics for adults, this refreshing and challenging book shows how teachers and curriculum developers have much to gain from understanding the role of literacy in learners' lives, bringing in their families, social networks and jobs.
Learning Trajectories, Violence and Empowerment amongst Adult Basic Skills Learners offers deep insights into the lives of marginalised communities and the link between learning, literacy and violence, not previously carried out in-depth in a small scale study.
This timely book explores the challenges facing universities and individual scholars through an examination of the history and theory underlying the concept of academic freedom.
This text responds to the growing need for speech-language pathologists in school settings by asking how factors including people, work, pay, opportunities for promotion, and supervision impact the overall job satisfaction of school-based speech-language pathologists.
By drawing on observation and detailed discourse analysis from interviews with teachers in Lithuanian and North American schools, this text identifies individual, school-specific, and national factors which impact teachers' informal professional learning.
Too Scared to Learn explores the impact of women's experiences of violence on their learning, and proposes radical changes to educational programs through connecting therapeutic and educational discourses.
This book gives a broad overview of the issues faced by early career academics and explores a variety of topics from curriculum planning to employability.
Ein Training, das so zäh wie Sirup verläuft, ein Teilnehmer, der mit ständigen Zwischenfragen nervt, ungerechtfertigte Kritik auf einem Evaluationsbogen oder unerwartet heftige Emotionen in einer Gruppe: Auch Trainer, die ihr Fach exzellent beherrschen und äußerst professionell arbeiten, können in derart schwierige Situationen geraten.
Originally published in 1985, this book argues that to make sense any attempt to improve the situation must take account of what we now know about adult growth and development, accepting as an operational imperative that it is as problematic and turbulent as childhood.
In diesem Herausgeberband wird die Diskussion um die Bedeutung der Wiederentdeckung der ästhetischen und kontemplativen Dimension von Bildung, die im angelsächsischen Raum bereits seit einiger Zeit theorie- und forschungsbasiert geführt wird, für die pädagogische Diskussion im deutschsprachigen Raum aufgegriffen und fruchtbar gemacht.
In dem vorliegenden Sammelband werden wesentliche Forschungsergebnisse aus qualitativen und quantitativen Studien eines Forschungsprojekts zu berufsbegleitendem Studieren und zu lebenslangem Lernen veröffentlicht.
Learn to follow the rhythms of building a relationship with youth at riskThemes and Stories in Youth Work Practice takes a refreshing look at the creative possibilities of working with youth in a variety of group care and developmental settings.
This book demonstrates how processes of globalization (economic, cultural, socio-political) are creating new possibilities and inequities and are thereby creating corresponding roles for adult education and learning in the South (Africa, Asia, South America) that are embedded in multiple political, economic and cultural projects for social change.
Dieses Buch präsentiert erstmals einen umfassenden Überblick über das Modell des "Reflective Goal Setting", seinen theoretischen Rahmen und Ursprung sowie seine praktischen Anwendungen für die persönliche Entwicklung, verbesserte Bewältigung und Stressreduktion, akademisches Wachstum und Leistungsfähigkeit sowie Führung.
Since the concept of lifelong learning came to prominence much excellent work has been undertaken but, as Professor Longworth's new book shows, major change in some areas is still needed if the concept of learning from cradle to grave is to become a true reality.
Ausgehend von erheblichen und anhaltenden Wirksamkeitsdefiziten nimmt Lea Kallenbach in der vorliegenden Arbeit eine Perspektiverweiterung auf die evidenzbasierte Steuerung des Schulsystems vor.
Recognizing the increasing workload placed on academics amidst a highly competitive publishing landscape, Collaborative Writing Groups for Academic Publishing: The 3C and 4P Way helps aspiring researchers establish hyper-productive virtual writing groups to build personal confidence and professional relationships, develop their academic writing skillsets, and further their careers.
